I need glimmers of hope in this COVID-19 darkness. And since Canada seems to have gotten its act together in terms of testing and treatment (a helluva more than the US has, amirite?), the teams of the National Basketball League of Canada will commence their 2020-21 season in December. Here’s the league’s press release. The…
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So I watched the new Snowpiercer TV series yesterday… woah…
I never realized I needed to watch a post-apocalyptic science fiction dystopian drama until … well … now. Snowpiercer is based on the Bong Joon-Ho sci-fi movie from a few years ago, which in turn was inspired by a French graphic novel. And from the show’s opening moments (which explains why everybody’s on a freezing…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Hits of Apryll Aileen
I knew Apryll Aileen from way back in the day. During the years when I worked with the Premier Basketball League, and later with the National Basketball League of Canada, Apryll was an employee with the Saint John (N.B.) Mill Rats. She worked very hard for the team, and always had a big smile for…
Read MoreSo I drove … and now I can’t.
On Saturday morning, I got out of my house … I walked down the porch steps … and I sat behind the steering wheel of my car. For the first time in three months. And I drove. No, I didn’t do a grand trip to the Boreas Ponds with five cameras and a back pack…
Read MoreThe Stranger – a sci-fi TV show restored after 55 years in the vault
A mysterious man arrives at the front door of a school headmaster’s quarters. He claims to have no memory, but can speak several languages and is immediately hired as a teacher for the school. But eventually it is discovered that the mysterious man is not of this world. And thus begins the two-year, twelve-episode sci-fi…
Read MoreThe peacefulness of watching homemade candy
There’s a lot of things you can do to mentally recover from a broken ankle. And during those moments, I’ve discovered that watching some really sweet and peaceful and calming videos can help a lot. Such is the case with these waycool videos from a Canadian videography company. I warn you, you will feel relaxed…
Read MoreThe results of Work of Art 2019
So after four ribbons, three of them blue – it’s time to see if my macro photograph After the Rain can hold its own in a full gallery show. And last night … it had its chance, as one of 35 artworks in the 2019 Work of Art gallery fundraiser for the Albany Institute of…
Read MoreEmergence S01E03 – I finally figured out where I’ve seen this type of show before!
Okay. Three shows in and I’m finally getting some answers to this program. And they all wrap around Piper, this ten-year-old girl with the crazy powers. Recap. So far, this show has featured a police chief who finds a ten-year-old girl who survived a plane crash. This kid has special telekinetic and electromagnetic powers, and…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 11 2019
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. It’s Tulip Festival weekend, so get out there with your camera and take pictures of the tulips. There’s lots of tulips in the area, so make sure you have a fully charged camera to catch all the blooms. Oh yeah – and you can also check out the blog…
Read MoreThere’s a change for the New York State Fair Photo Competition 2019…
It’s no secret that I have NOT had the greatest of success at the New York State Fair’s photography competition this year. After landing pictures on the walls of the Harriet May Mills Art Center every single year, things changed for me in 2014 – when none of my images were accepted. This happened in…
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